Academics
Culinary Arts (CFCULC)
Certificate
Description
This program prepares students for a position as a food production specialist in a hotel, restaurant, or institution, where sauteing, roasting, broiling, baking, vegetable preparation, producing soups and sauces, food storage, and sanitation will be among the skills they will use. The program also gives students a foundation for continued study toward an Associate in Applied Science in Culinary and Hospitality Management.
Articulation
Eastern Michigan University, several BS degrees.
Copies can be obtained from the Counseling Office, a program advisor, or from the Curriculum and Assessment Office Web site: www.wccnet.edu/departments/curriculum/articulation.php?levelone=colleges.
Contact Information
- Division
- Business/Computer Technologies
- Department
- Culinary and Hospitality Mgt
- Advisors
- Terri Herrera, Derek Anders/">Derek Anders Jr.
Requirements
Major/Area Requirements
| Class | Title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUL 100 | Introduction to Food Service and Hospitality Industry | 2 | |
| CUL 110 | Sanitation and Hygiene * | 2 | |
| CUL 114 | Fundamentals of Baking | 3 | |
| CUL 118 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 | |
| CUL 120 | Classical Kitchen Operations | 3 | |
| CUL 121 | Modern Kitchen Operations | 3 | |
| CUL 150 | Food Service Management and Supervision | 3 | |
| CUL 151 | Food Service Marketing | 3 | |
| CUL 210 | Advanced Kitchen Operations: Garde Manger ** | 3 | |
| CUL 230 | Advanced Kitchen Operations: American Regional | 3 | |
| CUL 231 | Advanced Kitchen Operations: Global Cuisine | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | ||
- Total Credits Required
- 31
Gainful Employment Disclosures
Estimated Cost
- Tuition & Fees
- $4,968.00
- Books & Supplies
- $1,985.00
- Total Cost
- $6,953.00
Length of Program
- Intended time to complete
- 3 semesters
- graduates who completed on time
- 0%
Careers Related to this Program
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Cooks, Private Household
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Cooks, All Other
- Job placement rate
- 100%
Median Program Graduate Debt
- Federal Loans
- $0
- Private Educational Loans
- $0
- Institution Financing Plan
- $0
Footnotes
*CUL 110 must be taken as a pre- or co-requisite with any of the lab classes: CUL 114, CUL 115, CUL 120, CUL 121.
**CUL 210 is offered in spring semesters only.
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